Abraham



A. J. LOBAR.

COMBPNED SUSPENDER AND BRACE. APPLICATION FILED OCT- 30. I918- 1 ,3 1 7, 928 Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

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COMBINED SUSPENDEB AND BRACE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ABRAHA J. LOBAR, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at 817 Faile St, borough of Bronx, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Suspenders and Braces, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to acombined suspender and brace, which is designed to serve as a suspender in an efiicient and comfortable manner, and at the same time will also serve as a brace, and assist in causing and maintaining an erect carriage of the wearer.

This device can be employed for all the purposes for which suspenders are now used, and at the same time tends to keep the shoulders of the wearer back, straighten'his figure, and act as a brace.

' For many years suspenders have been objected to both on the grounds of comfort and health, because they caused a dragging sensation at the shoulders, especially if they slipped a little, and tended to make the wearer round shouldered. To obviate these defects many devices and improvements have been suggested but without complete satisfaction. As a result belts have comeinto extensive use in recent years, but they do not impart the trim-appearance which a welldressed man desires, and they cannot be used at all in certain kinds of dress, such as evening dress. In recent years braces something on the style of corsets have also becomeextensively used, and they have been recognized as valuable in assisting the wearer to maintain a correct posture.

According to my invention a very simple device is provided which obviates the obj ections now present in suspenders and also acts as a brace. Other objects of my invention are set forth in the following description and drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment thereof:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the de- Vice. 7

Fig. 2 is a detail side view showing how it is applied to trousers or the like.

Fig. 3 is a section along the line 33 of Fig. 1.

The device comprises two loops 31 of elastic webbing, connected at their rear by two strips of elastic webbing 1 and 2. When in use, the wearer thrusts his arms through the loops 3-L so that the tops of the loops shown in Fig, .1 rest QQmf rtabIy upon his Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

Application filed October 30, 1918. Serial No. 260,414.

shoulders near the collar bone, and the strip 1 is at about the level of the shoulders, being preferably a little below this level, and substantially at the level of the arm-pits, while the strip 2 is at about the level of the center of the backbone of the wearer. Metal loops 5 are connected to the webs 34,jand a connecting tab 6 provided with a snap button 7 of the ordinary type is seoured'to each ofthese metal loops 5. The metal loops 5 slide freely with respect to the webs 34;, so that these always tend to assume the lowermost position when a pull is exerted upon 1 them.

The metal rings 8 are connected to the webs 34 by meansof the metal loops 5, and

the connecting means 6. These metal rings 8 are made as small as possible, but are large enough to permit of the easy. insertion and withdrawal of the connecting means 6. Tabs 9, .10 and 11', having buttonholes 12 are secured to the metal rings 8 by the metal 1nemhers shown at their inner ends. The metal connecting member between the metal ring 8 and the tab 9 .is preferably immovably secured to the metal ring 8, so that this will be directly underneath the connecting means 6, when the device is in operative position, while the metal connecting means between the tabs 10 and 11 and the metal rings 8, can slide freely thereon, being of the nature of closed ears. The tabs 9, 10 and 11 are preferably of non-elastic material and can be freely adjusted with respectto the metal ears at their-inner ends by means of the wellknown adjusting buckles 16, which require no further illustration, as they have been known in themselves for many years. In this manner the adjustment of the length takes place solely by the adjustment of the lengths of the tabs 9, 10 and 11 while the length of the webs 31 remain unaltered.

In use, and as shown in the drawings the tab 9 is buttoned substantially in line with the side seam 15 of the leg 14 of the trousers of the wearer, so as to be directly underneath the center of the arm pit. The tabs 10 and 11 are respectively buttoned in front and in the rear of the tab 9, so as to properly support the front and rear portions of the trousers.

The device is made in various sizes corresponding to the size of the wearer and the lengths of the strips 1 and 2 are such that hey exert a gentle but appreciable pull at the back of the wearer and tend to straighten his shoulders. At the same time the webs 3 and 4 similarly exerta: pull to a regulated extent and tend to cause the wearer to assume a correct posture.

This is assisted by the fact that the adjustment of the three tabs 9, 10 and 11 can be made to also exert a slight back pull, at the waistline.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention but it is clear that numerous changes could be made in its details without departing from its spirit. For instance, the tabs, 9, 10 and 11 could have their bodies made of round cord, instead of fiat strips. The metal parts could be replaced by similar parts of any other suitable material, and similarly numerous other changes could be made.

I prefer to have the loops of sufiicient length to extend from the shoulders to about the level of the floating ribs.

I claim: V 1. In a trouser support, the combination of two endless loops of webbing connected to each other and adapted to have the arms of the wearer inserted through them, and trouser supporting means connected to the bottoms of said loops, the said trouser supporting means comprising metal rings secured to the bottoms of the said loops, each said metal ring having three tabs connected thereto, the central one of said tabs being adapted to be secured directly underneath the said loop to a button located at the hip portion of the trousers, and the other tabs being adapted to be secured in front and in rear of the first mentioned tab, the outer tabs being secured to said metal rings by intermediate members which are movable with respect to said metal rings, so that said outer tabs and said intermediate members can be held at varying angles to the said central tab.

.2. In combination, two loops of elastic webbing adapted to have the arms of the nected thereto, the central tab being secured.

to 'a fixed point of the said metal ring, and the other tabs being movably secured with respect to the said metal ring by means of connecting metal ears, he lengths of the said tabs being adjustable.

8. In-combination, two substantially parallel vertical loops made of elastic webbing,

an elastic strip under tension connecting the rears of the said loops at about the level of the shoulders of the wearer, a second elastic strip under tension connecting the said rears of the said elastic loops at about the middle of the back of the wearer, metal loops slidably secured to the said vertical loops and located at the bottoms thereof, metal rings removably secured to" the said metal loops,

trouser supporting tabs secured to the said metal rnigs, each said metal ring having three tabs secured thereto, the central one of said tabs being immovablyseeured to the said ring directly underneath the loop, and

the other tabs connected to each metal ring being movably secured at each side of the said central tabs by means of sliding metal ears fitted upon the said metal rings, and means for adjusting the lengths of the said metal tabs, whereby the trousers can be supported along the central lines of the legs thereof, and at points in the front and in the rear of the said central lines.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aihx my signature. 7

ABRAHAM J. LOBAR.

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